EAST LOS ANGELES — A telethon for Navidad en el Barrio, a Christmas charity started in East Los Angeles, raised $500,000 that will be used to buy groceries to fill 13,000 baskets for the needy, said executive director John Flores.
The baskets were to have been distributed Saturday throughout Southern California. Navidad distributes the baskets to 27 agencies in six counties, including Los Angeles.
